#1 Adam Wainwright $19,500,000

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#4 Adam Wainwright $19,500,000 … The Cards stepped up to keep their ace in March 2013 with a five-year $97.5 million deal making him the highest paid player on the team. In 2012 Waino made $12,000,000. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)